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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
 
     
þ
  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
   
 
  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005
 
   
 
  Or
 
   
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
   
 
  For the transition period from                              to
Commission file number: 000-50250
MasterCard Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   13-4172551
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)
     
2000 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY

(Address of principal executive offices)
  10577
(Zip Code)
(914) 249-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
     
Class   Outstanding at July 29, 2005
     
Class A redeemable common stock,
par value $.01 per share
  100,000,348
Class B convertible common stock,
par value $.01 per share
  None
 
 

 


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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
FORM 10-Q
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
 
           
ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)        
 
  Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004     3  
 
  Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004     4  
 
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004     5  
 
  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity — Six Months Ended June 30, 2005     6  
 
  Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 and 2004     6  
 
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements     7  
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS     23  
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK     32  
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES     32  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     33  
 
           
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION        
 
           
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS     34  
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS     34  
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS     35  
SIGNATURES     36  
 EX-10.1: $2,250,000,000 CREDIT AGREEMENT
 EX-10.2: SENIOR EXECUTIVE ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
 EX-10.3: SENIOR EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE PLAN
 EX-31.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-31.2: CERTIFICATION
 EX-32.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-32.2: CERTIFICATION

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
    (In thousands, except share data)  
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 520,081     $ 328,996  
Investment securities, at fair value:
               
Trading
    23,395       27,407  
Available-for-sale
    719,262       781,486  
Accounts receivable
    324,589       293,292  
Settlement due from members
    205,705       223,738  
Restricted security deposits held for members
    104,892       87,300  
Prepaid expenses
    106,293       124,595  
Other current assets
    34,484       35,982  
 
               
Total Current Assets
    2,038,701       1,902,796  
Property, plant and equipment, at cost (less accumulated depreciation of $349,105 and $329,877)
    230,720       242,358  
Deferred income taxes
    249,156       235,023  
Goodwill
    196,224       217,654  
Other intangible assets (less accumulated amortization of $252,446 and $227,738)
    293,354       328,984  
Municipal bonds held-to-maturity
    194,855       195,295  
Other assets
    144,914       142,560  
 
               
Total Assets
  $ 3,347,924     $ 3,264,670  
 
               
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Accounts payable
  $ 177,891     $ 187,035  
Settlement due to members
    169,198       186,858  
Restricted security deposits held for members
    104,892       87,300  
Obligations under U.S. merchant lawsuit and other legal settlements — current (Notes 8 and 10)
    114,222       129,047  
Accrued expenses
    598,369       648,019  
Other current liabilities
    57,006       63,103  
 
               
Total Current Liabilities
    1,221,578       1,301,362  
Deferred income taxes
    63,548       73,227  
Obligations under U.S. merchant lawsuit and other legal settlements (Notes 8 and 10)
    491,559       468,547  
Long-term debt
    229,476       229,569  
Other liabilities
    208,615       212,393  
 
               
Total Liabilities
    2,214,776       2,285,098  
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 7 and 10)
               
Minority interest
    4,620       4,620  
Stockholders’ Equity
               
Class A redeemable common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 275,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 84,000,000 shares
    840       840  
Class B convertible common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 16,000,000 shares
    160       160  
Additional paid-in capital
    967,368       967,368  
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
    92,338       (121,204 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax:
               
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments
    64,781       127,481  
Net unrealized gain on investment securities available-for-sale
    1,214       3,804  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives accounted for as hedges
    1,827       (3,497 )
 
               
Total accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
    67,822       127,788  
 
               
Total Stockholders’ Equity
    1,128,528       974,952  
 
               
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $ 3,347,924     $ 3,264,670  
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months     Six Months  
    Ended June 30,     Ended June 30,  
    2005     2004     2005     2004  
    (In thousands, except per share data)  
Revenues, net
  $ 771,867     $ 647,275     $ 1,430,105     $ 1,241,585  
Operating Expenses
                               
General and administrative
    319,187       284,660       625,803       561,494  
Advertising and market development
    231,578       228,824       403,257       396,320  
U.S. merchant lawsuit and other legal settlements (Notes 8 and 10)
          3,896             3,896  
Depreciation
    11,997       13,076       24,191       26,437  
Amortization
    16,669       18,358       32,905       36,505  
 
                               
Total operating expenses
    579,431       548,814       1,086,156       1,024,652  
 
                               
Operating income
    192,436       98,461       343,949       216,933  
 
                               
Other Income (Expense)
                               
Investment income, net
    13,479       9,290       23,528       21,609  
Interest expense
    (17,477 )     (16,684 )     (34,333 )     (34,413 )
Minority interest in (earnings) losses of subsidiaries
    (55 )     (27 )     (76 )     17  
Other (expense) income, net
    (989 )     (865 )     (1,479 )     (191 )
 
                               
Total other income (expense)
    (5,042 )     (8,286 )     (12,360 )     (12,978 )
 
                               
Income before income taxes
    187,394       90,175       331,589       203,955  
Income tax expense
    67,146       24,468       118,047       64,680  
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 120,248     $ 65,707     $ 213,542     $ 139,275  
 
                               
 
                               
Net Income per Share (Basic and Diluted)
  $ 1.20     $ .66     $ 2.14     $ 1.39  
 
                               
 
                               
Weighted average shares outstanding (Basic and Diluted)
    100,000       100,000       100,000       100,000  
 
                               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
                 
    Six Months  
    Ended June 30,  
    2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
Operating Activities
               
Net income
  $ 213,542     $ 139,275  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    24,191       26,437  
Amortization
    32,905       36,505  
Deferred income taxes
    (12,156 )     1,513  
Other
    5,785       2,061  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Trading securities
    4,012       2,267  
Accounts receivable
    (39,854 )     9,152  
Settlement due from members
    (4,648 )     12,720  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    13,496       11,146  
Accounts payable
    (3,538 )     (72,439 )
Settlement due to members
    1,086       (16,248 )
Legal settlement accruals, including accretion of imputed interest
    8,187       17,641  
Accrued expenses
    (37,643 )     (40,169 )
Net change in other assets and liabilities
    (8,086 )     15,068  
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    197,279       144,929  
 
               
Investing Activities
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (18,925 )     (5,681 )
Capitalized software
    (22,024 )     (19,416 )
Purchases of investment securities available-for-sale
    (1,265,993 )     (585,821 )
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities available-for-sale
    1,320,205       569,435  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
          (29,861 )
Other investing activities
    (265 )     (5,007 )
 
               
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    12,998       (76,351 )
 
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (19,192 )     (1,822 )
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    191,085       66,756  
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period
    328,996       248,119  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period
  $ 520,081     $ 314,875  
 
               
 
               
Supplemental Cash Flows:
               
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 70,807     $ 27,014  
Cash paid for interest
    8,477       8,517  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
                                                 
                    Accumulated        
            Retained   Other        
            Earnings   Comprehensive   Common Shares   Additional
            (Accumulated   Income (Loss),                   Paid-in
    Total   Deficit)   Net of Tax   Class A   Class B   Capital
                    (In thousands)                        
Balance at January 1, 2005
  $ 974,952     $ (121,204 )   $ 127,788     $ 840     $ 160     $ 967,368  
Net income
    213,542       213,542                          
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
    (59,966 )           (59,966 )                  
 
                                               
Balance at June 30, 2005
  $ 1,128,528     $ 92,338     $ 67,822     $ 840     $ 160     $ 967,368  
 
                                               
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months   Six Months
    Ended June 30,   Ended June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
            (In thousands)        
Net Income
  $ 120,248     $ 65,707     $ 213,542     $ 139,275  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    (35,524 )     1,242       (62,700 )     (10,606 )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities available-for-sale
    2,720       (7,494 )     (2,590 )     (8,017 )
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives accounted for as hedges
    2,957       (681 )     5,324       1,555  
 
                               
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
    (29,847 )     (6,933 )     (59,966 )     (17,068 )
 
                               
Comprehensive Income
  $ 90,401     $ 58,774     $ 153,576     $ 122,207  
 
                               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
     Organization — MasterCard Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries, including MasterCard International Incorporated (“MasterCard International”) and MasterCard Europe sprl (“MasterCard Europe”) (together, “MasterCard” or the “Company”), provide transaction processing and related services to customers principally in support of their credit, deposit access (debit), electronic cash and automated teller machine payment programs, and travelers cheque programs. The common stock of MasterCard Incorporated is privately owned by certain of the Company’s customers. MasterCard enters into transactions with its customers in the normal course of business and operates a system for payment processing among its customers.
     Consolidation and basis of presentation — The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MasterCard and its majority-owned and controlled entities, including the Company’s variable interest entity. Intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Minority interest is recorded for consolidated entities in which the Company owns less than 100% of the interest. Minority interest represents the equity interest not owned by the Company. The Company follows accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to 2005 classifications.
     The consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and as of June 30, 2005 are unaudited, and in the opinion of management include normal recurring adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the results for interim periods. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2004. Due to seasonal fluctuations and other factors, the results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
     The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the requirements of Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and, consequently, do not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Reference should be made to the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional disclosures, including a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies.
Note 2. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
     The carrying amount of goodwill as of June 30, 2005 was $196,224 compared to $217,654 as of December 31, 2004. The change in the balance is primarily related to the foreign currency translation of the goodwill relating to the acquisition of MasterCard Europe.
     The following table sets forth net intangible assets, other than goodwill:
                                                 
    June 30, 2005   December 31, 2004
    Gross           Net   Gross           Net
    Carrying   Accumulated   Carrying   Carrying   Accumulated   Carrying
    Amount   Amortization   Amount   Amount   Amortization   Amount
Amortized intangible assets:
                                               
Capitalized software
  $ 339,878     $ (231,749 )   $ 108,129     $ 327,733     $ (207,371 )   $ 120,362  
Trademarks and tradenames
    22,449       (16,766 )     5,683       24,061       (17,728 )     6,333  
Other
    6,442       (3,931 )     2,511       6,442       (2,639 )     3,803  
 
                                               
Total
    368,769       (252,446 )     116,323       358,236       (227,738 )     130,498  
Unamortized intangible assets:
                                               
Customer relationships
    177,031             177,031       198,486             198,486  
 
                                               
Total
  $ 545,800     $ (252,446 )   $ 293,354     $ 556,722     $ (227,738 )   $ 328,984  
 
                                               

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
     A portion of the Company’s intangible assets are denominated in foreign currencies. As such, a component of the net change in these intangible assets is attributable to foreign currency translation. For example, the change in the value of euro relative to the U.S. dollar resulted in a decrease of $21,455 from December 31, 2004 to June 30, 2005 in the unamortized customer relationships relating to the acquisition of MasterCard Europe.
     Amortization expense on the assets above was $16,669 and $18,358 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $32,905 and $36,505 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Impairment charges of $1,205 and $282 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $1,348 and $467 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, were recorded primarily in connection with management’s decision to discontinue the use of various technologies with associated capitalized software balances. The following table sets forth the estimated future amortization expense of amortizable intangible assets existing as of June 30, 2005 for the periods ending:
         
Remainder of 2005
  $ 28,989  
December 31, 2006
  $ 46,890  
December 31, 2007
  $ 28,757  
December 31, 2008
  $ 8,613  
December 31, 2009 and thereafter
  $ 3,074  
Note 3. Pension Plans
     The Company maintains a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan with a cash balance feature covering substantially all of its U.S. employees. Additionally, the Company has an unfunded nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plan that provides certain key employees with supplemental retirement benefits in excess of limits imposed on qualified plans by U.S. tax laws. For both plans, net periodic pension cost is as follows:
                                 
    Three Months   Six Months
    Ended June 30,   Ended June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
Service cost
  $ 4,580     $ 4,038     $ 9,159     $ 8,076  
Interest cost
    2,584       2,449       5,168       4,898  
Expected return on plan assets
    (3,192 )     (2,580 )     (6,384 )     (5,160 )
Amortization of prior service cost
    (63 )     (79 )     (127 )     (158 )
Recognized actuarial loss
    332       318       665       636  
 
                               
Net periodic pension cost
  $ 4,241     $ 4,146     $ 8,481     $ 8,292  
 
                               
     The funded status of the qualified plan exceeds minimum funding requirements. In December 2004, the Company committed to make voluntary contributions of $40,000 to its qualified plan before September 15, 2005. Through June 30, 2005, the Company contributed $30,000 of this commitment, of which $15,000 was made in December 2004, and expects to make further voluntary contributions of $10,000 before September 15, 2005.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
Note 4. Postretirement Health and Life Insurance Benefits
     The Company maintains a postretirement plan providing health coverage and life insurance benefits for substantially all of its U.S. employees and retirees. Net periodic postretirement benefit cost is as follows:
                                 
    Three Months   Six Months
    Ended June 30,   Ended June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
Service cost
  $ 797     $ 774     $ 1,594     $ 1,548  
Interest cost
    858       741       1,716       1,482  
Amortization of prior service cost
    17       17       34       34  
Amortization of transition obligation
    145       145       290       290  
Recognized actuarial loss
    65             130        
 
                               
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost
  $ 1,882     $ 1,677     $ 3,764     $ 3,354  
 
                               
     The Company funds its postretirement benefits as payments are required through cash flows from operations.
Note 5. Accrued Expenses
     Accrued expenses consist of the following :
                 
    June 30,   December 31,
    2005   2004
Customer incentives
  $ 153,608     $ 163,278  
Personnel costs
    137,368       190,114  
Taxes
    115,719       63,940  
Advertising
    98,702       136,107  
Other
    92,972       94,580  
 
               
 
  $ 598,369     $ 648,019  
 
               
Note 6. Credit Facility
     On June 17, 2005, the Company entered into a committed unsecured $2,250,000 revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with certain financial institutions. The Credit Facility, which expires on June 16, 2006, replaced MasterCard Incorporated’s prior $1,950,000 credit facility which expired on June 17, 2005. Borrowings under the facility are available to provide liquidity in the event of one or more settlement failures by MasterCard International members and, subject to a limit of $300,000, for general corporate purposes. Interest on borrowings under the Credit Facility would be charged at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 28 basis points or an alternative base rate. An additional 10 basis points would be applied if the aggregate borrowings under the Credit Facility exceed 33% of the commitments. MasterCard agreed to pay a facility fee which varies based on MasterCard’s credit rating and is currently equal to 7 basis points on the total commitment. MasterCard was in compliance with the Credit Facility covenants as of June 30, 2005. There were no borrowings under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2005. The majority of Credit Facility lenders are members or affiliates of members of MasterCard International.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) - Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
Note 7. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
     The future minimum payments under non-cancelable leases for office buildings and equipment, sponsorships, licensing and other agreements at June 30, 2005 are as follows:
                                 
                            Sponsorship,
            Capital   Operating   Licensing and
    Total   Leases   Leases   Other
The remainder of 2005
  $ 226,333     $ 4,660     $ 22,415     $ 199,258  
2006
    212,600       4,877       30,124       177,599  
2007
    126,092       4,008       25,286       96,798  
2008
    67,728       2,386       17,824       47,518  
2009
    31,462       1,959       11,405       18,098  
Thereafter
    50,626       42,294       1,768       6,564  
 
                               
Total
  $ 714,841     $ 60,184     $ 108,822     $ 545,835  
 
                               
     The table above excludes obligations from performance based agreements with our customers and merchants due to their contingent nature. Included in the table above are capital leases with imputed interest expense of $15,348 and a net present value of minimum lease payments of $44,836. At June 30, 2005, $27,439 of the future minimum payments in the table above for leases, sponsorship, licensing and other agreements was included in accounts payable or accrued expenses. Consolidated rental expense for the Company’s office space was approximately $7,784 and $8,042 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $15,589 and $15,917 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Consolidated lease expense for automobiles, computer equipment and office equipment was $4,043 and $2,722 for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $7,876 and $5,266 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
     MasterCard licenses certain software to its customers. The license agreements contain guarantees under which the Company indemnifies licensees from any adverse judgments arising from claims of intellectual property infringement by third parties. The terms of the guarantees are equal to the terms of the license to which they relate. The amount of the guarantees are limited to damages, losses, costs, expenses or other liabilities incurred by the licensee as a result of any intellectual property rights claims. The Company does not generate significant revenues from software licensing. The fair value of the guarantees is estimated to be negligible.
Note 8. U.S. Merchant Lawsuit and Other Legal Settlements
     In 2003, MasterCard settled the U.S. merchant lawsuit described in Note 10 herein and contract disputes with certain customers. On June 4, 2003, MasterCard International and plaintiffs signed a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) which required the Company to pay $125,000 in 2003 and pay $100,000 annually each December from 2004 through 2012. In addition, the Company adopted rules which permit U.S. merchants to elect not to accept MasterCard branded debit or credit cards, implemented programs to allow merchants to identify debit cards, provided signage to merchants and established a separate debit interchange rate for a required period. For a description of interchange, see the text under the heading “Global Interchange Proceedings” in Note 10 herein. Also in 2003, several other lawsuits were initiated by merchants who opted not to participate in the plaintiff class in the U.S. merchant lawsuit. The “opt-out” merchant lawsuits are not covered by the terms of the Settlement Agreement and were settled in 2005. In addition, during 2003 and 2004 MasterCard accrued for settlements and resolutions with MasterCard’s customers and employees, a portion of which were paid in 2005. During the six months ended June 30, 2005, total liabilities for the U.S. merchant lawsuit and other legal settlements changed as follows:
         
Balance as of December 31, 2004
  $ 597,594  
Interest accretion
    23,122  
Payments
    (14,935 )
 
       
Balance as of June 30, 2005
  $ 605,781  
 
       

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Note 9. Income Tax
     The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 was 35.8% and 35.6%, respectively, compared to 27.1% and 31.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively. The rate in 2004 was lower than 2005 primarily due to the settlement and reassessment of various tax audit matters, the filing and recognition of refund claims and revaluation of the Company’s deferred state tax assets due to a higher effective state tax rate.
Note 10. Legal and Regulatory Proceedings
     MasterCard is a party to legal proceedings with respect to a variety of matters in the ordinary course of business. Except as described below, MasterCard does not believe that any legal proceedings to which it is a party would have a material impact on its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
     Department of Justice Antitrust Litigation and Related Private Litigations
     In October 1998, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed suit against MasterCard International, Visa U.S.A., Inc. and Visa International Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that both MasterCard’s and Visa’s governance structure and policies violated U.S. federal antitrust laws. First, the DOJ claimed that “dual governance” — the situation where a financial institution has a representative on the board of directors of MasterCard or Visa while a portion of its card portfolio is issued under the brand of the other association — was anti-competitive and acted to limit innovation within the payment card industry. Second, the DOJ challenged MasterCard’s Competitive Programs Policy (“CPP”) and a Visa bylaw provision that prohibit financial institutions participating in the respective associations from issuing competing proprietary payment cards (such as American Express or Discover). The DOJ alleged that MasterCard’s CPP and Visa’s bylaw provision acted to restrain competition.
     On October 9, 2001, the District Court judge issued an opinion upholding the legality and pro-competitive nature of dual governance. However, the judge also held that MasterCard’s CPP and the Visa bylaw constitute unlawful restraints of trade under the federal antitrust laws. On November 26, 2001, the judge issued a final judgment that ordered MasterCard to repeal the CPP insofar as it applies to issuers and enjoined MasterCard from enacting or enforcing any bylaw, rule, policy or practice that prohibits its issuers from issuing general purpose credit or debit cards in the United States on any other general purpose card network. The final judgment also provides that from the effective date of the final judgment until October 15, 2006, MasterCard is required to permit any issuer with which it entered into such an agreement prior to the effective date of the final judgment to terminate that agreement without penalty, provided that the reason for the termination is to permit the issuer to enter into an agreement with American Express or Discover. The final judgment imposes parallel requirements on Visa.
     MasterCard appealed the judge’s ruling with respect to the CPP. On September 17, 2003 a three-judge panel of the Second Circuit issued its decision upholding the District Court’s decision. On October 4, 2004, the Supreme Court denied MasterCard’s petition for certiorari, thereby exhausting all avenues for further appeal in this case. Thereafter, the parties agreed that October 15, 2004 would serve as the effective date of the final judgment.
     On September 18, 2003, MasterCard filed a motion before the District Court judge in the DOJ litigation seeking to enjoin Visa, pending completion of the appellate process, from enforcing a newly-enacted bylaw requiring Visa’s 100 largest issuers of debit cards in the United States to pay a so-called “settlement service” fee if they reduce their Visa debit volume by more than 10%. This bylaw was later modified to clarify that the settlement service fee would only be imposed if an issuer shifted its portfolio of debit cards to MasterCard. Visa implemented this bylaw provision following the settlement of the U.S. merchant lawsuit described under the heading “U.S. Merchant and Consumer Litigations” below. MasterCard believes that this bylaw is punitive and inconsistent with the final judgment in the DOJ litigation. As a result of the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari, the District Court now has jurisdiction over issues related to the final judgment in the DOJ litigation. On January 10, 2005, MasterCard moved before the District Court to enforce the terms of the final judgment and sought an order enjoining Visa from enforcing or maintaining its settlement service fee bylaw. In addition, MasterCard requested that the Court permit Visa’s largest 100 debit issuers to rescind any debit issuance agreements they entered into with Visa while the

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settlement service fee was in effect. The motion was fully briefed on June 3, 2005, and no date for a hearing has been scheduled. At this time it is not possible to determine the ultimate resolution of this matter.
     On October 4, 2004, Discover Financial Services, Inc. filed a complaint against MasterCard, Visa U.S.A., Inc. and Visa International Incorporated. The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and was designated as a related case to the DOJ litigation, and preliminarily assigned to the same judge. The complaint alleges that the implementation and enforcement of MasterCard’s CPP and Visa’s bylaw provision as well as MasterCard’s “Honor All Cards” rule (and a similar Visa rule), which require merchants who accept MasterCard cards to accept for payment every validly presented MasterCard card, violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act as well as California’s Unfair Competition Act. The complaint also challenged MasterCard’s “no surcharge rule” (and a similar Visa rule) under the same statutes. On December 10, 2004, MasterCard moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety for failure to state a claim. In lieu of filing its opposition papers to MasterCard’s motion, Discover filed an amended complaint on January 7, 2005. In the amended complaint, Discover dropped some of its claims, including its challenge against the no surcharge rule and its claims under California’s Unfair Competition Act, but continued to allege that the implementation and enforcement of the Company’s CPP, Visa’s bylaw provision and the Honor All Cards rules are in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. Discover requested that the District Court apply collateral estoppel with respect to its final judgment in the DOJ litigation and enter an order that the CPP and Visa’s bylaw provision have injured competition and caused injury to Discover. Discover seeks treble damages in an amount to be proved at trial along with attorneys’ fees and costs. On February 7, 2005, MasterCard moved to dismiss Discover’s amended complaint in its entirety for failure to state a claim. On April 14, 2005, the Court denied, at this stage in the litigation, Discover’s request to give collateral estoppel effect to the findings in the DOJ litigation. In addition, the Court denied MasterCard’s motion to dismiss a number of Discover’s claims. However, the Court reserved ruling with respect to MasterCard’s motion to dismiss those portions of Discover’s claims that are based on MasterCard’s Honor All Cards rule as well those claims under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. On June 30, 2005, the Court found that MasterCard’s motion to dismiss Discover’s Honor All Cards claims was moot since Discover’s counsel acknowledged that Discover was not bringing a tying claim based on the Honor All Cards Rules. The parties are still awaiting the Court’s ruling on the motion to dismiss Discover’s claims brought under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Discovery will commence after the Court issues this ruling. At this time it is not possible to determine the ultimate resolution of this matter. No provision for losses has been provided in connection with the Discover litigation.
     On November 15, 2004, American Express filed a complaint against MasterCard, Visa and eight member banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Capital One Financial Corp., U.S. Bancorp, Household International Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., Providian Financial Corp. and USAA Federal Savings Bank. The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, was designated as a related case to the DOJ litigation and was assigned to the same judge. The complaint alleges that the implementation and enforcement of MasterCard’s CPP and Visa’s bylaw provision violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. American Express seeks treble damages in an amount to be proved at trial, along with attorneys’ fees and costs. On January 14, 2005, MasterCard filed a motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim. On April 14, 2005, the District Court denied, at this stage in the litigation, American Express’ request to give collateral estoppel effect to the findings in the DOJ litigation. In addition, the Court denied MasterCard’s motion to dismiss a number of American Express’ claims. However, the Court reserved ruling with respect to MasterCard’s motion to dismiss those portions of American Express’ claims that were brought under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Discovery will commence after the Court issues this ruling. At this time it is not possible to determine the ultimate resolution of this matter. No provision for losses has been provided in connection with the American Express litigation.
     Currency Conversion Litigations
     MasterCard International, together with Visa U.S.A., Inc. and Visa International Corp., are defendants in a state court lawsuit in California. The lawsuit alleges that MasterCard and Visa wrongfully imposed an asserted one percent currency conversion “fee” on every credit card transaction by U.S. MasterCard and Visa cardholders involving the purchase of goods or services in a foreign country, and that such alleged “fee” is unlawful. This action, titled Schwartz v. Visa Int’l Corp., et al., was brought in the Superior Court of California in February 2000, purportedly on behalf of the general public. Trial of the Schwartz matter commenced on May 20, 2002 and concluded on November 27, 2002. The Schwartz action claims that the alleged “fee” grossly exceeds any costs the

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defendants might incur in connection with currency conversions relating to credit card purchase transactions made in foreign countries and is not properly disclosed to cardholders. MasterCard denies these allegations.
     On April 8, 2003, the trial court judge issued a final decision in the Schwartz matter. In his decision, the trial judge found that MasterCard’s currency conversion process does not violate the Truth in Lending Act or regulations, nor is it unconscionably priced under California law. However, the judge found that the practice is deceptive under California law, and ordered that MasterCard mandate that members disclose the currency conversion process to cardholders in cardholder agreements, applications, solicitations and monthly billing statements. As to MasterCard, the judge also ordered restitution to California cardholders. The judge issued a decision on restitution on September 19, 2003, which requires a traditional notice and claims process in which consumers have approximately six months to submit their claims. The court issued its final judgment on October 31, 2003. On December 29, 2003, MasterCard appealed the judgment. The final judgment and restitution process have been stayed pending MasterCard’s appeal. On August 6, 2004 the court awarded plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees in the amount of $28,224 to be paid equally by MasterCard and Visa. Accordingly, during the three months ended September 30, 2004, MasterCard accrued amounts totaling $14,112 which are included in U.S. Merchant Lawsuit and Other Legal Settlements in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 8). MasterCard subsequently filed a notice of appeal on the attorneys’ fee award on October 1, 2004. With respect to restitution, MasterCard believes that it is likely to prevail on appeal. In February 2005, MasterCard filed an appeal regarding applicability of Proposition 64, which amended sections 17203 and 17204 of the California Business and Professions Code, to this action. Oral argument on the appeal took place on July 18, 2005 on this issue. At this time it is not possible to determine the ultimate resolution of this matter. Other than as set forth above, no provision for losses has been provided in connection with this matter.
     In addition, MasterCard has been served with complaints in state courts in New York, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota and Missouri seeking to, in effect, extend the judge’s decision in the Schwartz matter to MasterCard cardholders outside of California. Some of these cases have been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and combined with the federal complaints in MDL No. 1409 discussed below. In other state court cases, MasterCard has moved to dismiss the claims. On February 1, 2005, a Michigan action was dismissed with prejudice and on April 12, 2005, the plaintiff agreed to withdraw his appeal of that decision. On June 24, 2005, a Minnesota action was dismissed with prejudice. The time has not yet run for the plaintiff to file an appeal. On July 13, 2005, an Illinois court dismissed plaintiff’s consumer fraud act claims. MasterCard has also been served with complaints in state courts in California, Texas and New York alleging it wrongfully imposed an asserted one percent currency conversion “fee” in every debit card transaction by U.S. MasterCard cardholders involving the purchase of goods or services in a foreign country and that such alleged “fee” is unlawful. Visa USA, Inc. and Visa International Corp. have been named as co-defendants in the California cases. One such Texas case was dismissed voluntarily by plaintiffs. At this time, it is not possible to determine the ultimate resolution of these matters and no provision for losses has been provided in connection with them.
     MasterCard International, Visa U.S.A., Inc., Visa International Corp., several member banks including Citibank (South Dakota), N.A., Citibank (Nevada), N.A., Chase Bank USA, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. (USA), MBNA, and Diners Club are also defendants in a number of federal class actions that allege, among other things, violations of federal antitrust laws based on the asserted one percent currency conversion “fee”. Pursuant to an order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, the federal complaints have been consolidated in MDL No. 1409 before Judge William H. Pauley III in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In January 2002, the federal plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint (“MDL Complaint”) adding MBNA Corporation and MBNA America Bank, N.A. as defendants. This pleading asserts two theories of antitrust conspiracy under Section 1 of the Sherman Act: (i) an alleged “inter-association” conspiracy among MasterCard (together with its members), Visa (together with its members) and Diners Club to fix currency conversion “fees” allegedly charged to cardholders of “no less than 1% of the transaction amount and frequently more;” and (ii) two alleged “intra-association” conspiracies, whereby each of Visa and MasterCard is claimed separately to have conspired with its members to fix currency conversion “fees” allegedly charged to cardholders of “no less than 1% of the transaction amount” and “to facilitate and encourage institution — and collection — of second tier currency conversion surcharges.” The MDL Complaint also asserts that the alleged currency conversion “fees” have not been disclosed as required by the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z.

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     Defendants have moved to dismiss the MDL Complaint. On July 3, 2003, Judge Pauley issued a decision granting MasterCard’s motion to dismiss in part. Judge Pauley dismissed the Truth in Lending claims in their entirety as against MasterCard, Visa and several of the member bank defendants. Judge Pauley did not dismiss the antitrust claims. Fact and expert discovery in this matter have closed. On November 12, 2003 plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, which was granted on October 15, 2004. On March 9, 2005, Judge Pauley issued a decision on defendants’ motion to reconsider the class certification decision. The Judge ruled that the arbitration provisions in the cardholder agreements of member bank defendants, Bank One, MBNA, Providian, Household and Bank of America are valid as to those respective banks and MasterCard and, consequently, cardholders of those banks can no longer participate in the class action certified in his earlier decision and must pursue any claims through arbitration. Plaintiffs moved for further reconsideration, which was denied by Judge Pauley on June 16, 2005. In addition, Judge Pauley declined to give effect to the arbitration clauses in the Citibank and Chase cardholder agreements; both banks have noticed an appeal of that decision. The trial date which has been set for May 15, 2006. At this time, it is not possible to determine the ultimate resolution of this matter and no provision for losses has been provided in connection with it.
     Merchant Chargeback-Related Litigations
     On May 12, 2003, a complaint alleging violations of federal and state antitrust laws, breach of contract, fraud and other theories was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles) against MasterCard by a merchant aggregator whose customers include businesses selling adult entertainment content over the Internet. The complaint’s allegations focus on MasterCard’s past and potential future assessments on the plaintiff’s merchant bank (acquirer) for exceeding excessive chargeback standards in connection with the plaintiff’s transaction activity as well as the effect of MasterCard’s chargeback rules and other practices on “card-not-present” merchants. Chargebacks refer to a situation where a transaction is returned, or charged back, to an acquirer by an issuer at the request of cardholders or for other reasons. Prior to MasterCard filing any motion or responsive pleading, the plaintiff filed a voluntary notice of dismissal without prejudice on December 5, 2003. On the same date, the plaintiff filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York making similar allegations to those made in its initial California complaint. MasterCard moved to dismiss all of the claims in the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. On March 30, 2005 the judge granted MasterCard’s motion and dismissed all of the claims in the complaint. On April 11, 2005, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of the district court’s order. On June 30, 2005, the plaintiff filed its brief in support of its appeal. MasterCard’s opposition brief is currently due to be filed on August 30, 2005.
     In addition, on June 6, 2003, an action titled California Law Institute v. Visa U.S.A, et al. was initiated against MasterCard and Visa U.S.A., Inc. in the Superior Court of California, purportedly on behalf of the general public. Plaintiffs seek disgorgement, restitution and injunctive relief for unlawful and unfair business practices in violation of California Unfair Trade Practices Act Section 17200, et. seq. Plaintiffs purportedly allege that MasterCard’s (and Visa’s) chargeback fees are unfair and punitive in nature. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief preventing MasterCard from continuing to engage in its chargeback practices and requiring MasterCard to provide restitution and/or disgorgement for monies improperly obtained by virtue of them. On June 10, 2005, MasterCard filed a motion requesting that the Court bifurcate certain dispositive issues to be tried separately. The parties are waiting for a ruling on that motion. Initial, but limited, discovery is now proceeding in this matter.
     On September 20, 2004, MasterCard was served with a complaint titled PSW Inc. v. Visa U.S.A, Inc., MasterCard International Incorporated, et. al., No. 04-347, in the District Court of Rhode Island. The plaintiff, as alleged in the complaint, provided credit card billing services primarily for adult content web sites. The plaintiff alleges defendants’ excessive chargeback standards, exclusionary rules, merchant registration programs, cross-border acquiring rules and interchange pricing to internet merchants violate federal and state antitrust laws as well as state contract and tort law. The plaintiff seeks $60,000 in compensatory damages as well as $180,000 in punitive damages. On November 24, 2004, MasterCard moved to dismiss the complaint. Prior to the Court ruling on MasterCard’s motion to dismiss, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on April 6, 2005. This complaint generally mirrors the original complaint but includes additional causes of action based on the purported deprivation of plaintiff’s rights under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. On May 20, 2005, MasterCard moved to dismiss all of PSW’s claims in the complaint for failure to state a claim. The plaintiff filed its opposition to MasterCard’s motion on July 7, 2005. The Court has not yet scheduled oral argument on the motion.

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     At this time it is not possible to determine the outcome of the merchant chargeback-related litigations. No provision for losses has been provided in connection with these litigations.
     U.S. Merchant and Consumer Litigations
     Commencing in October 1996, several class action suits were brought by a number of U.S. merchants against MasterCard International and Visa U.S.A., Inc. challenging certain aspects of the payment card industry under U.S. federal antitrust law. Those suits were later consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs challenged MasterCard’s “Honor All Cards” rule and a similar Visa rule. Plaintiffs claimed that MasterCard and Visa unlawfully tied acceptance of debit cards to acceptance of credit cards. The plaintiffs also claimed that MasterCard and Visa conspired to monopolize what they characterized as the point-of-sale debit card market, thereby suppressing the growth of regional networks such as ATM payment systems. On June 4, 2003, MasterCard International signed the Settlement Agreement to settle the claims brought by the plaintiffs in this matter, which the Court approved on December 19, 2003. A number of class members have appealed the District Court’s approval of the settlement. These appeals are largely focused on the Court’s attorneys’ fees award as well on the Court’s ruling on the scope of the release set forth in the Settlement Agreement. On January 4, 2005, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order affirming the District Court’s approval of the U.S. merchant Settlement Agreement. The settlement is now final as no class members filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court regarding the Second Circuit’s affirmation of the district court’s approval of the settlement. For a further description of the U.S. merchant lawsuit settlement and its impact on MasterCard’s financial results, see Note 8.
     In addition, individual or multiple complaints have been brought in 19 different states and the District of Columbia under state unfair competition statutes against MasterCard International (and Visa) on behalf of putative classes of consumers. The claims in these actions largely mirror the allegations made in the U.S. merchant lawsuit and assert that merchants, faced with excessive merchant discount fees, have passed these overcharges to consumers in the form of higher prices on goods and services sold. While these actions are in their early stages, MasterCard has filed motions to dismiss the complaints in a number of state courts for failure to state a cause of action. Courts in Arizona, Iowa, New York, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Maine, North Dakota, Kansas, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia have granted MasterCard’s motions and dismissed the complaints with prejudice. Plaintiffs have appealed several of these decisions. The plaintiffs in Minnesota have filed a revised complaint on behalf of a purported class of Minnesota consumers who made purchases with debit cards rather than on behalf of all consumers. On July 12, 2005, the court granted MasterCard’s motion to dismiss the Minnesota complaint for failure to state a claim and dismissed the complaint with prejudice. The time in which plaintiffs may appeal this decision is currently running. In addition, the courts in Tennessee and California have granted MasterCard’s motion to dismiss the respective state unfair competition claims but have denied MasterCard’s motions with respect to unjust enrichment claims in Tennessee and Section 17200 claims for unlawful, unfair, and/or fraudulent business practices in California. Both parties have appealed the Tennessee decisions. MasterCard is awaiting decisions on its motions to dismiss in the other state courts.
     On March 14, 2005, MasterCard was served with a complaint that was filed in Ohio state court on behalf of a putative class of consumers under Ohio state unfair competition law. The claims in this action mirror those in the consumer actions described above but also name as co-defendants a purported class of merchants who were class members in the U.S. merchant lawsuit. Plaintiffs allege that Visa, MasterCard and the class members of the U.S. merchant lawsuit conspired to attempt to monopolize the debit card market by tying debit card acceptance to credit card acceptance. MasterCard’s time in which to respond to the complaint is currently running.
     At this time, it is not possible to determine the outcome of these consumer cases and no provision for losses has been provided in connection with them. The consumer class actions are not covered by the terms of the Settlement Agreement in the U.S. merchant lawsuit.
     Global Interchange Proceedings
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(the “acquirer”) to the cardholder bank (the “issuer”) in connection with transactions initiated with the payment system’s cards. These fees reimburse the issuer for a portion of the costs incurred by it in providing services which are of benefit to all participants in the system, including acquirers and merchants. MasterCard or its members establish a multilateral interchange fee (“MIF”) in certain circumstances as a default fee that applies when there is no other interchange fee arrangement between the issuer and the acquirer. MasterCard establishes a variety of MIF rates depending on such considerations as the location and the type of transaction, and collects the MIF on behalf of the institutions entitled to receive it. As described more fully below, MasterCard’s or its members’ MIFs are subject to regulatory or legal review and/or challenges in a number of jurisdictions. At this time, it is not possible to determine the ultimate resolution of any of the interchange proceedings described below. Accordingly, no provision for losses has been provided in connection with them.
     European Union. In September 2000, the European Commission issued a “Statement of Objections” challenging Visa International’s cross-border MIF under European Community competition rules. On July 24, 2002, the European Commission announced its decision to exempt the Visa MIF from these rules based on certain changes proposed by Visa to its MIF. Among other things, in connection with the exemption order, Visa agreed to adopt a cost-based methodology for calculating its MIF similar to the methodology employed by MasterCard, which considers the costs of certain specified services provided by issuers, and to reduce its MIF rates for debit and credit transactions to amounts at or below certain specified levels.
     On September 25, 2003, the European Commission issued a Statement of Objections challenging MasterCard Europe’s cross-border MIF. MasterCard Europe filed its response to this Statement of Objections on January 5, 2004. MasterCard Europe is engaged in discussions with the European Commission in order to determine under what conditions, if any, the European Commission would issue a favorable ruling regarding MasterCard Europe’s MIF. If MasterCard is unsuccessful in obtaining a favorable ruling, the European Commission could issue a prohibition decision ordering MasterCard to change the manner in which it calculates its cross-border MIF. MasterCard could appeal such a decision to the European Court of Justice. Because the cross-border MIF constitutes an essential element of MasterCard Europe’s operations, changes to it could significantly impact MasterCard International’s European members and the MasterCard business in Europe. In addition, a negative decision by the European Commission could lead to the filing of private actions against MasterCard by merchants seeking substantial damages.
     United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading. On September 25, 2001, the Office of Fair Trading of the United Kingdom (“OFT”) issued a Rule 14 Notice under the U.K. Competition Act 1998 challenging the MasterCard MIF, the fee paid by acquirers to issuers in connection with point of sale transactions, and multilateral service fee (“MSF”), the fee paid by issuers to acquirers when a customer uses a MasterCard-branded card in the United Kingdom either at an ATM or over the counter to obtain a cash advance. Until November 2004 (see below), the MIF and MSF were established by MasterCard U.K. Members Forum Limited (formerly MEPUK) (“MMF”) for domestic credit card transactions in the United Kingdom. The notice contained preliminary conclusions to the effect that the MasterCard U.K. MIF and MSF may infringe U.K. competition law and do not qualify for an exemption in their present forms. In January 2002, MasterCard, MEPUK and several MasterCard U.K. members responded to the notice. On February 11, 2003, the OFT issued a supplemental Rule 14 Notice, which also contained preliminary conclusions challenging MasterCard’s U.K. MIF under the Competition Act. On May 2, 2003, MasterCard and MMF responded to the supplemental notice. On November 10, 2004, the OFT issued a third notice (now called a Statement of Objections) claiming that the MIF infringes U.K. and European Union competition law. In February 2005, MasterCard and MMF responded to the Statement of Objections. An oral hearing was held on March 2, 2005. The OFT is expected to reach a decision later this year.
     On November 18, 2004, MasterCard’s board of directors adopted a resolution withdrawing the authority of the U.K. members to set domestic MasterCard MIFs and MSFs and conferring such authority exclusively on MasterCard’s President and Chief Executive Officer. As a result, if MasterCard and MMF are unsuccessful in obtaining a favorable ruling in the current proceeding, the OFT would have to commence a new proceeding for the purpose of ordering MasterCard to change the manner in which it calculates its U.K. MIF. The OFT has informed MasterCard that, if it issues a prohibition decision in the current proceedings, it is likely to commence a new proceeding challenging MasterCard’s setting of MIFs. Because the MIF constitutes an essential element of MasterCard’s U.K. operations, negative decisions by the OFT in the current or any future proceedings could have a

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(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
significant adverse impact on MasterCard’s U.K. members and on MasterCard’s competitive position and overall business in the U.K. In addition, a negative decision by the OFT could lead to the filing of private actions against MasterCard by merchants seeking substantial damages. In the event of a negative decision by the OFT in the current proceeding, MasterCard and MMF intend to appeal to the Competition Appeals Tribunal and possibly to seek interim relief. Similarly, it is likely that MasterCard would appeal a negative decision by the OFT in any future proceeding to the Competition Appeals Tribunal and would seek interim relief.
     United States. In July 2002, a purported class action lawsuit was filed by a group of merchants in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against MasterCard International, Visa U.S.A., Inc., Visa International Corp. and several member banks in California alleging, among other things, that MasterCard’s and Visa’s interchange fees contravene the Sherman Act. The suit seeks treble damages in an unspecified amount, attorney’s fees and injunctive relief, including the divestiture of bank ownership of MasterCard and Visa, and the elimination of MasterCard and Visa marketing activities. On March 4, 2004, the court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice in reliance upon the approval of the Settlement Agreement in the U.S. merchant lawsuit by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, which held that the settlement and release in that case extinguished the claims brought by the merchant group in the present case. The plaintiffs have appealed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York’s approval of the U.S. merchant lawsuit settlement and release to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and have also appealed the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s dismissal of the present lawsuit to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On January 4, 2005, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order affirming the District Court’s approval of the U.S. merchant lawsuit settlement agreement, including the District Court’s finding that the settlement and release extinguished such claims. Plaintiffs did not seek certiorari of the Second Circuit’s decision with the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeal to the Ninth Circuit is currently pending.
     On October 8, 2004, a new purported class action lawsuit was filed by a group of merchants in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against MasterCard International, Visa U.S.A., Inc., Visa International Corp. and several member banks in California alleging, among other things, that MasterCard’s and Visa’s interchange fees contravene the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act. The complaint contains similar allegations to those brought in the interchange case described in the preceding paragraph, and plaintiffs have designated it as a related case. The plaintiffs seek damages and an injunction against MasterCard (and Visa) setting interchange and engaging in “joint marketing activities,” which plaintiffs allege include the purported negotiation of merchant discount rates with certain merchants. On November 19, 2004, MasterCard filed an answer to the complaint. The plaintiff filed an amended complaint on April 25, 2005. MasterCard moved to dismiss the claims in the complaint for failure to state a claim and, in the alternative, also moved for summary judgment with respect to certain of the claims. The Court heard oral argument on MasterCard’s motion to dismiss on July 8, 2005. On July 25, 2005, the Court issued an order granting MasterCard’s motion to dismiss and dismissed the plaintiff’s compliant with prejudice. The time in which the plaintiff can appeal this decision is currently running.
     On June 22, 2005, a purported class action lawsuit was filed by a group of merchants in the U.S. District Court of Connecticut against MasterCard International Incorporated, Visa U.S.A., Inc. Visa International Service Association and a number of member banks alleging, among other things, that MasterCard’s and Visa’s purported setting of interchange fees violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act. In addition, the complaint alleges MasterCard’s and Visa’s purported tying and bundling of transaction fees also constitutes a violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The suit seeks treble damages in an unspecified amount, attorney’s fees and injunctive relief. MasterCard’s time in which to respond to the complaint is currently running. In addition, on June 28, 2005, a second class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of a purported class of merchants in the Southern District of New York against MasterCard, Visa U.S.A., Inc. and Visa International. This suit alleges that MasterCard and Visa’s interchange fees violate Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The suit also alleges that MasterCard and Visa have enacted various rules, including the no surcharge rule, which purportedly constitute unlawful restraints of trade. The suit seeks treble damages, attorney’s fees and injunctive relief. There has been a number of additional class action lawsuits on behalf of merchants filed in the Southern District of New York generally mirroring the allegations contained in the lawsuits described above. Likewise, there have been a number of complaints containing similar allegations filed in the Northern District of California, the District of Connecticut and the Eastern District of Wisconsin. MasterCard has yet to be served with the complaints in the majority of these actions, and its time in which to respond to the complaints with which it has been served is currently running.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) — Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
     At this time it is not possible to determine the outcome of these interchange-related litigations. No provisions for losses have been provided in connection with these litigations.
     Other Jurisdictions.
     In Spain, the Competition Tribunal issued a decision in April 2005 denying the interchange fee exemption applications of two of the three domestic credit and debit card processing systems and beginning the process to revoke the exemption it had previously granted to the third such system. The interchange fees set by these three processors apply to MasterCard transactions in Spain and consequently, MasterCard has appealed this decision. In addition, the Tribunal expressed views as to the appropriate manner for setting domestic interchange fees which, if implemented, would result in substantial reductions in credit and debit card interchange fees in Spain. This could have a material impact on MasterCard’s business in Spain.
     MasterCard is aware that regulatory authorities and/or central banks in certain other jurisdictions, including Poland, New Zealand, Portugal, Mexico, Colombia, South Africa, Hungary and Switzerland are reviewing MasterCard’s and/or its members’ interchange fees and/or related practices and may seek to regulate the establishment of such fees and/or such practices.
Note 11. Settlement and Travelers Cheque Risk Management
     Settlement risk is the legal exposure due to the difference in timing between the payment transaction date and subsequent settlement. Settlement risk is estimated using the average daily card charges during the quarter multiplied by the estimated number of days to settle. The Company has global risk management policies and procedures, which include risk standards to provide a framework for managing the Company’s settlement exposure. MasterCard International’s rules generally guarantee the payment of MasterCard transactions and certain Cirrus and Maestro transactions between principal members. The term and amount of the guarantee are unlimited. Member-reported transaction data and the transaction clearing data underlying the settlement risk exposure calculation may be revised in subsequent reporting periods.
     In the event that MasterCard International effects a payment on behalf of a failed member, MasterCard International may seek an assignment of the underlying receivables. Subject to approval by the Board of Directors, members may be assessed for the amount of any settlement loss.
     MasterCard requires certain members that are not in compliance with the Company’s risk standards in effect at the time of review to post collateral, typically in the form of letters of credit and bank guarantees. This requirement is based on management review of the individual risk circumstances for each member that is out of compliance. In addition to these amounts, MasterCard holds collateral to cover variability and future growth in member programs; the possibility that it may choose to pay merchants to protect brand integrity in the event of merchant bank/acquirer failure, although it is not contractually obligated to do so; and Cirrus and Maestro related risk. MasterCard monitors its credit risk portfolio on a regular basis to estimate potential concentration risks and the adequacy of collateral on hand. Additionally, from time to time, the Company reviews its risk management methodology and standards. As such, the amounts of estimated settlement exposure are revised as necessary.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) — Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
     Estimated settlement exposure, and the portion of the Company’s uncollateralized settlement exposure for MasterCard-branded transactions that relates to members that are deemed not to be in compliance with, or that are under review in connection with, the Company’s risk management standards were as follows:
                 
    June 30 , 2005   December 31, 2004
MasterCard-branded transactions:
               
Gross legal settlement exposure
  $ 13,898,001     $ 14,055,973  
Collateral held for legal settlement exposure
    (1,295,809 )     (1,482,319 )
 
               
Net uncollateralized settlement exposure
  $ 12,602,192     $ 12,573,654  
 
               
 
               
Uncollateralized settlement exposure attributable to non-compliant members
  $ 314,806     $ 299,995  
 
               
 
               
Cirrus and Maestro transactions:
               
Gross legal settlement exposure
  $ 1,553,481     $ 1,294,145  
 
               
     Although MasterCard holds collateral at the member level, the Cirrus and Maestro estimated settlement exposures are calculated at the regional level. Therefore, these settlement exposures are reported on a gross basis, rather than net of collateral.
     Of the total estimated settlement exposure under the MasterCard brand, net of collateral, the U.S. generated approximately 51% and 52% at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. No individual country, other than the U.S. generated more than 10% of this exposure. Of the total uncollateralized settlement exposure attributable to non-compliant members, five members represented approximately 69% and 65% at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
     MasterCard guarantees the payment of MasterCard-branded travelers cheques in the event of issuer default. The guarantee estimate is based on all outstanding MasterCard-branded travelers cheques, reduced by an actuarial determination of cheques that are not anticipated to be presented for payment. The term and amount of the guarantee are unlimited. MasterCard calculated its MasterCard-branded travelers cheques exposure under this guarantee as $1,074,957 and $1,172,533 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.
     A significant portion of the Company’s travelers cheque credit risk is concentrated in one MasterCard travelers cheque issuer. MasterCard has obtained an unlimited guarantee estimated at $882,281 and $969,593 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, from a financial institution that is a member, to cover all of the exposure of outstanding travelers cheques with respect to that issuer. In addition, MasterCard has obtained guarantees estimated at $27,915 and $28,592 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, from financial institutions that are members in order to cover the exposure of outstanding travelers cheques with respect to another issuer. These guarantee amounts have also been reduced by an actuarial determination of cheques that are not anticipated to be presented for payment.
     Based on the Company’s ability to assess its members for settlement and travelers cheque losses, the effectiveness of the Company’s global risk management policies and procedures, and the historically low level of losses that the Company has experienced, management believes the probability of future payments for settlement and travelers cheque losses in excess of existing reserves is negligible. However, if circumstances in the future change, the Company may need to reassess whether it would be necessary to record an obligation for the fair value of some or all of its settlement and travelers cheque guarantees.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) — Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
Note 12. Foreign Exchange Risk Management
     The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to minimize risk associated with anticipated receipts and disbursements denominated in foreign currencies and the possible changes in value due to foreign exchange fluctuations of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. MasterCard’s forward contracts are classified by functional currency as summarized below:
U.S. Dollar Functional Currency
                                 
    June 30, 2005   December 31, 2004
            Estimated           Estimated
Forward Contracts   Notional   Fair Value   Notional   Fair Value
Commitments to purchase foreign currency
  $ 61,278     $ (365 )   $ 40,981     $ 1,854  
Commitments to sell foreign currency
    40,760       (147 )     20,226       (655 )
Euro Functional Currency
                                 
    June 30, 2005   December 31, 2004
            Estimated           Estimated
Forward Contracts   Notional   Fair Value   Notional   Fair Value
Commitments to purchase foreign currency
  $ 90,213     $ 3,423     $ 128,253     $ (6,494 )
Commitments to sell foreign currency
    50,488       (780 )            
     The currencies underlying the foreign currency forward contracts consist primarily of euro, U.K. pounds sterling, Swiss francs, Japanese yen and Australian dollars. The fair value of the foreign currency forward contracts generally reflects the estimated amounts that the Company would receive or (pay), on a pre-tax basis, to terminate the contracts at the reporting date based on broker quotes for the same or similar instruments. The terms of the foreign currency forward contracts are generally less than 18 months. The Company has deferred $1,827 of net gains and $3,497 of net losses, after tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively, all of which is expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next six months to provide an economic offset to the earnings impact of the anticipated cash flows hedged.
     The Company’s derivative financial instruments are subject to both credit and market risk. Credit risk is the risk of loss due to failure of the counterparty to perform its obligations in accordance with contractual terms. Market risk is the potential change in an investment’s value caused by fluctuations in interest and currency exchange rates, credit spreads or other variables. Credit and market risk related to derivative instruments were not material at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
     Generally, the Company does not obtain collateral related to forward contracts because of the high credit ratings of the counterparties that are members. The amount of accounting loss the Company would incur if the counterparties failed to perform according to the terms of the contracts is not considered material.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) — Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity
     MasterCard’s capital stock is privately held by certain of the Company’s customers which are principal members of MasterCard International. Each principal member of MasterCard International also has a class A membership interest in MasterCard International, representing that member’s continued rights as a licensee to use MasterCard’s brands, programs, products and services. MasterCard Incorporated owns the sole class B membership interest in MasterCard International, entitling MasterCard Incorporated to exercise all economic rights and substantially all voting rights in MasterCard International. MasterCard International is the Company’s principal operating subsidiary.
     The authorized capital stock of MasterCard Incorporated at June 30, 2005 consists of 275,000 shares of class A redeemable common stock, par value $.01 per share (of which 84,000 shares are issued and outstanding); 25,000 shares of class B convertible common stock, par value $.01 per share (of which 16,000 shares are issued and outstanding); and 75,000 shares of class C common stock, par value $.01 per share (of which no shares are issued or outstanding). Class C common stock may be issued from time to time with voting powers, designations, preferences and other rights to be determined by the MasterCard board of directors, in compliance with certain limitations, as set forth in the certificate of incorporation of MasterCard.
     The class A and B shares were issued on June 28, 2002, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 13, 2002, in which MasterCard International merged with a subsidiary of MasterCard Incorporated (the “Conversion”) and the Integration Agreement pursuant to which MasterCard Incorporated acquired all of the outstanding shares of Europay International S.A. (now MasterCard Europe) (the “Integration”). In the Conversion and Integration, each principal member of MasterCard International received shares of class A redeemable common stock and class B convertible common stock of MasterCard, representing each member’s existing equity interest in the Company.
     Pursuant to the Company’s bylaws (the “bylaws”), on July 1, 2005 all of the Company’s class B convertible common stock converted to class A redeemable common stock. Thereafter, all class A redeemable common stock will be reallocated among the Company’s stockholders (the “reallocation”) based on a global proxy calculation set forth in the Company’s bylaws. The global proxy calculation is based on the stockholders’ business contribution to MasterCard Incorporated during the twelve months ended June 30, 2005. MasterCard Incorporated intends to redeem and issue shares in order to facilitate the reallocation, which is anticipated to be finalized no later than the fourth quarter of 2005. The global proxy calculation will occur annually after July 1, 2005 based on each stockholder’s business contribution to MasterCard Incorporated during the previous twelve months. Transfers of shares of common stock and assignment of the right to receive shares were not permitted until July 1, 2005. After July 1, 2005, no reallocation will occur however each stockholder must maintain an ownership percentage of common stock that is no less than 75% and no more than 125% of the shares determined in the most recent global proxy calculation. Stockholders may be required to purchase or sell shares of MasterCard, in accordance with procedures established by the Company, in order to satisfy these requirements.
     The bylaws also set forth that customers that became principal members of MasterCard International subsequent to January 1, 2001, would be eligible to participate in the reallocation. To permit this to occur, the Company will issue one share to principal members that qualify to participate in the reallocation as of July 1, 2005 but did not receive shares on June 28, 2002. Accordingly, MasterCard issued 348 shares to such principal members on July 1, 2005. The issuance of this common stock will be recorded at par in the three months ended September 30, 2005 by reclassifying a portion of retained earnings to common stock. All shares received by these new members, both issued and as a result of the reallocation, will be restricted for resale under applicable U.S. securities laws.
     After July 1, 2005, MasterCard Incorporated may, at its option, redeem the common stock of a stockholder that ceases to be a principal member of MasterCard International for the book value of the shares, based on MasterCard’s financial statements most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If MasterCard Incorporated does not redeem the stockholder’s shares, a stockholder ceasing to be a member of MasterCard International after July 1, 2005 will be required to offer the unredeemed shares to the other stockholders of MasterCard in accordance with procedures to be established by the Company.

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) — Continued
(In thousands, except per share and percent data)
Note 14. Acquisition of MasterCard Europe
     On June 28, 2002, MasterCard Incorporated issued 23,760 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Europay International (“EPI”), now MasterCard Europe, and MasterCard Europay U.K. Limited (“MEPUK”), in return for directly and indirectly acquiring 100% of the shares of EPI not previously owned by MasterCard International. Of the 23,760 shares attributable to the exchange of EPI and MEPUK shares, 6,150 shares are conditional shares subject to reallocation as of July 1, 2005, as described in Note 13 herein.
     Each shareholder of EPI (other than MasterCard International and MEPUK) entered into a separate share exchange agreement pursuant to which it exchanged its EPI shares for shares of class A redeemable and class B convertible common stock of MasterCard Incorporated. The shareholders of MEPUK entered into an agreement pursuant to which they exchanged their MEPUK shares for class A redeemable and class B convertible common stock of MasterCard Incorporated. As a result, EPI and MEPUK became wholly-owned subsidiaries of MasterCard Incorporated. MEPUK’s sole asset was shares of EPI (now MasterCard Europe). In addition, class B convertible common stock automatically converted into class A redeemable common stock on July 1, 2005.
     In calculating the purchase price of EPI, the Company considered only the unconditional shares issued to the former shareholders of EPI and MEPUK. Since former EPI and MEPUK shareholders will retain or receive additional shares without remitting any additional consideration, any conditional shares retained or received by them will constitute a part of the purchase price. Any conditional shares issued will be valued based upon the estimated fair value of the stock of MasterCard Incorporated as of July 1, 2005 and will result in an increase to the purchase price for EPI, the amount of goodwill and additional paid-in capital initially recorded. The Company began the process of determining the reallocation of the shares among its stockholders as of July 1, 2005. The reallocation of the shares and the determination of the amount of EPI conditional shares, if any, to be issued to the former shareholders of EPI and MEPUK are anticipated to be finalized no later than the fourth quarter of 2005. Based on preliminary estimates of the performance of the Company’s shareholders and other pertinent data utilized in the reallocation formula, the Company anticipates the purchase price for EPI and accordingly the amount of goodwill recorded will increase. Subsequent to the determination of the incremental purchase price, the total amount of goodwill relating to the acquisition of MasterCard Europe will be tested for impairment.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes of MasterCard Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries, including MasterCard International Incorporated (“MasterCard International”) and MasterCard Europe sprl (“MasterCard Europe”)(together, “MasterCard” or the “Company”) included elsewhere in this report. References to “we”, “our” and similar terms in the following discussion are references to the Company.
Forward-Looking Statements
     This Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Report, the words “believe,” “expect,” “could,” “may,” “would”, “will” and similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. Many factors and uncertainties relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control, influence whether any forward-looking statements can or will be achieved. Any one of those factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in writing in any forward-looking statements made by MasterCard or on its behalf. We believe there are certain risk factors that are important to our business, and these could cause actual results to differ from our expectations. Reference should be made to the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a complete discussion of these risk factors under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1 — Business.
Overview
     The strength of our business is evident from our financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. Revenue growth was 19% and 15% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, from the comparable periods in 2004. In addition to strong revenue growth, there were modest 6% increases in operating expenses in each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 versus the same periods in the prior year, resulting in net income increases of 82% and 54%, respectively. The impact of favorable foreign currency fluctuation of the dollar against the euro contributed 1% in each period to the increases in revenues and expenses.
     Our liquidity and capital position is also strong. We have $1.2 billion in cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities, and $1.1 billion in stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2005.
     Revenue growth can be attributed to higher gross dollar volume (“GDV”), more transactions being processed and certain pricing changes which went into effect in the three months ended June 30, 2005. Our revenue growth in 2005 is moderated by pricing arrangements and business agreements for rebates and incentives with certain large customers and merchants. The number of agreements and amount of support provided to our customers has been increasing due to enhanced competition in the global payments industry and continued consolidation and globalization of key customers and merchants. Rebates and incentives are generally based on GDV or other performance hurdles such as card issuance. Rebates and incentives were 17% and 18% of our gross revenues in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively.
     We have begun to implement strategic initiatives by hiring additional resources and developing sales personnel to enhance our relationships with our customers and the merchants that accept the cards carrying our brands. We will seek to leverage our expertise in payment programs, brand marketing, technology, processing and consulting services to expand the value-added services we provide our customers. We expect our efforts will continue to drive our business growth; strengthen our brands, technology and acceptance network; and differentiate MasterCard from our competition by developing innovative payment solutions and customized services. In addition, we intend to address proactively the legal, regulatory and other industry risks that impact our business. We believe our resources are sufficient to fund our initiatives in 2005 and beyond.

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Results of Operations
                                                 
                    Percent                   Percent
    Three Months   Increase   Six Months   Increase
    Ended June 30,   (Decrease)   Ended June 30,   (Decrease)
                    2005 vs.                   2005 vs.
    2005   2004   2004   2005   2004   2004
    (In millions, except per share and GDV amounts)
Operations fees
  $ 489     $ 397       23 %   $ 901     $ 769       17 %
Assessments
    283       250       13       529       473       12  
 
                                               
Revenue
    772       647       19       1,430       1,242       15  
General and administrative
    319       285       12       626       562       11  
Advertising and market development
    232       229       1       403       396       2  
U.S. merchant lawsuit and other legal settlements
          4                   4        
Depreciation and amortization
    29       31       (6 )     57       63       (10 )
 
                                               
Total operating expenses
    580       549       6       1,086       1,025       6  
 
                                               
Operating income
    192       98       96       344       217       59  
Total other income (expense)
    (5 )     (8 )     38       (12 )     (13 )     8  
 
                                               
Income before income tax expense
    187       90       107       332       204       63  
Income tax expense
    67       24       179       118       65       82  
 
                                               
Net income
  $ 120     $ 66       82     $ 214     $ 139       54  
 
                                               
Net income per share (basic and diluted)
  $ 1.20     $ .66       82     $ 2.14     $ 1.39       54  
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted)
    100       100             100       100        
Effective income tax rate
    35.8 %     27.1 %             35.6 %     31.7 %        
Gross dollar volume (“GDV”) on a U.S. dollar converted basis (in billions)
  $ 408     $ 354       15     $ 791     $ 691       14  
Processed transactions
    3,462       3,034       14       6,574       5,829       13  
Impact of Foreign Currency Rates
     Our operations are impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Quarterly assessment fees are calculated based on local currency volume which is converted to U.S. dollar volume using average exchange rates for the quarter. In three and six months ended June 30, 2005, GDV increased 15% and 14%, respectively, on a U.S. dollar converted basis, which exceeded local currency GDV growth of 12% in each of these periods compared to the same periods in the prior year. Accordingly, a portion of the increases in assessment revenue for these periods is attributable to the devaluation of the U.S. dollar. In addition, consumer behavior, particularly international transactions, may vary with changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

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     We are especially impacted by the movements of the euro to the U.S. dollar since MasterCard Europe’s functional currency is the euro. The devaluation of the U.S. dollar against the euro and the impact of the translation of MasterCard Europe’s operating results into U.S. dollars are summarized below:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2005   2004   2005   2004
Euro to U.S. dollar average exchange rate
  $ 1.26     $ 1.20     $ 1.28     $ 1.22  
Devaluation of U.S. dollar to euro
    5 %             5 %        
 
                               
Revenue growth attributable to translation of MasterCard Europe revenues to U.S. dollars
    1 %             1 %        
Operating expense growth attributable to translation of MasterCard Europe expenses to U.S. dollars
    1 %             1 %        
Revenues
     Our revenues are generated from the fees that we charge our customers for providing transaction processing and other payment services, and from assessments calculated on the dollar volume of activity on cards carrying our brands. Certain revenues are estimated based upon aggregate transaction information and projected customer performance. A component of our revenue growth in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 was the result of implementing new fees and the changes to existing fees charged to our customers during the three months ended June 30, 2005.
     We believe revenue growth was positively impacted by the worldwide trend in which payments are migrating from paper-based forms to electronic forms such as payment cards. This trend has helped drive our volume and revenue growth for a number of years. However, this growth is being moderated by the demand from our customers for better pricing arrangements and greater rebates and incentives. The rebates and incentives are calculated on a monthly basis based upon estimated performance and the terms of the related business agreements. Rebates and incentives are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period as performance has occurred.
     We establish standards and procedures for the acceptance and settlement of our customer’s transactions on a global basis. Our revenues are based upon transactional information accumulated by our systems or reported by our customers, who may choose to engage third parties for transaction processing. Our customers are responsible to ensure these third parties comply with our standards. We do not issue cards, set fees, or determine the interest rates consumers will be charged on cards carrying our brands. Our issuing customers have the responsibility for determining these and most other competitive card features.
     The U.S. remains our largest geographic market representing 54% and 59% of total revenues in the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and 55% and 58% of total revenues in the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. No individual country, other than the U.S., generated more than 10% of total revenues in all periods.

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Operations Fees
     Operations fees primarily represent user fees for authorization, clearing, settlement and other payment services that facilitate transaction and information management among our customers on a global basis. Operations fees increased $92 million or 23% and $132 million or 17% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2004. The significant changes in operations fees were as follows:
                 
    Change in Revenue
    Increase (Decrease)
    Three Months   Six Months Ended
    Ended June 30,   June 30,
    2005 vs. 2004   2005 vs. 2004
    (In millions)
Authorization, settlement and switch
  $ 39     $ 60  
Acceptance development fees
    23       32  
Currency conversion
    13       22  
Consulting fees and research subscriptions
    7       13  
Connectivity
    8       8  
Other operations fees
    8       19  
 
               
Gross operations fees change
    98       154  
Increase in rebates
    (6 )     (22 )
 
               
Net change in operations fees
  $ 92     $ 132  
 
               
    Authorization, settlement and switch revenues increased $39 million, or 18% and $60 million or 14% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2004. These revenues are driven by the number of transactions processed through our systems, which increased 14% and 13% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2004. In addition, these revenues increased due to the pricing of a component of these revenues being restructured during 2005.
 
    Acceptance development fees assessed to members have increased to support our focus on developing merchant relationships and promote acceptance at the point of sale. New fees were implemented and the pricing on existing fees was increased during 2005.
 
    Currency conversion revenues increased $13 million, or 19%, and $22 million, or 17%, in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2004. These revenues fluctuate with the level of cross-border transactions and our customers’ need for transactions to be converted into their base currency.
 
    Consulting fees and research subscriptions are primarily generated by MasterCard Advisors, our advisory services group. Consulting fees have increased due to new engagements with our customers. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2004, MasterCard acquired a consulting firm and revenues from this firm were greater in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to the same periods in 2004.
 
    Our connectivity fee structure changed in the three months ended June 30, 2005 to be based on the volume of information being transmitted through MasterCard systems and the number of connections. Previously, connectivity fees were solely based on the number of connections. This change resulted in incremental revenue.

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    Other operations fees represent various revenue streams including system services, fees for non-compliance with MasterCard’s standards, manuals and publications. The change in any individual component of this revenue category is not considered material.
 
    Rebates are primarily based on transactions and volumes and, accordingly, increase as these variables increase. Rebates have been increasing due to agreements with new customers, renewals of existing agreements, ongoing consolidation of our customers and competition. Rebates as a percentage of gross operations fees were 7% in each of the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and 8% and 7% in the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Assessments
     Assessments are revenues that are calculated based on our customers’ GDV. GDV represents gross usage (purchases and cash disbursements) on cards carrying our brands for goods and services including balance transfers and convenience checks. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, assessments revenue grew $33 million, or 13% and $56 million or 12%, respectively, versus the comparable periods in 2004. In three and six months ended June 30, 2005, GDV increased 15% and 14%, respectively, on a U.S. dollar converted basis, which exceeded local currency GDV growth of 12% in each of these periods compared to the same periods in the prior year.
     Specific countries in Europe and Latin America have separate marketing assessment fees based on volume. These fees are used by MasterCard to expand new and existing market development programs to promote the MasterCard brand in these countries. In addition to the increase in GDV, assessments were greater due to new or higher regional marketing assessment fees.
     Rebates and incentives provided to customers and merchants increased $40 million and $78 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 versus the comparable periods in 2004. These rebates and incentives reduce revenue, moderate assessments revenue growth and are generally based on GDV, as well as a fixed component for the issuance of new cards or the launch of new programs. Rebates and incentives as a percentage of gross assessments were 31% and 26% in each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. We entered into pricing arrangements with certain large customers and merchants in 2004 that we expect will moderate net revenue growth in 2005 and subsequent years.
Operating Expenses
     Our operating expenses are comprised of general and administrative, advertising and market development, and depreciation and amortization expenses. Operating expenses as a percentage of net revenues declined to 75% from 85% in the three months ended June 30, 2005 and to 76% from 83% in the six months ended June 30, 2005, in each case from the comparable period in 2004.
General and Administrative
     General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel, professional fees, telecommunications and travel. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues were approximately 41% and 44%, respectively, compared to 44% and 45%, respectively, in the same periods in 2004. The major components of changes in general and administrative expenses are as follows:

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    Change
    Increase (Decrease)
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    June 30,   June 30,
    2005 vs. 2004   2005 vs. 2004
    (In millions)
Personnel
  $ 30     $ 48  
Professional fees
    1       9  
Telecommunications
          (3 )
Travel
    4       9  
Other
    (1 )     1  
 
               
General and administrative expense change
  $ 34     $ 64  
 
               
    Personnel expense increased in 2005 primarily due to additional headcount to support our strategic initiatives and the acquisition of the two consulting firms in the first and second quarters of 2004. As we continue to expand our customer-focused approach and expand our relationships with merchants, additional personnel are required.
 
    Professional fees increased in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 primarily due to legal fees and consulting services being utilized primarily to develop and implement our strategic initiatives.
 
    Telecommunications expense in the six months ended June 30, 2005 decreased as a result of our ongoing evaluation of telecommunication needs, including renegotiation of certain contracts with service providers.
 
    Travel expenses are incurred primarily for travel to customer and regional meetings. More travel in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 than in the comparable period in 2004 was necessary to maintain and enhance our relationships with customers and merchants.
 
    Other includes rental expense for our facilities, foreign exchange gains and losses and other miscellaneous administrative expenses. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, foreign exchange gains of $4 million and $3 million, respectively, offset increases in other general and administrative expenses.
Advertising and Market Development
     Advertising and market development consists of expenses associated with advertising, marketing, promotions and sponsorships, which promote our brand and assist our customers in achieving their goals by raising consumer awareness and usage of cards carrying our brands. Advertising and market development expenses increased $3 million or 1% and $7 million or 2% in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, advertising and market development expenses as a percentage of net revenues were approximately 30% and 28%, respectively, of total revenues compared to 35% and 32%, respectively, in the same periods in 2004.
     Our brands, principally MasterCard, are valuable strategic assets which convey symbols that can be readily identified by our customers, as well as their cardholders, creating value for our business. Our advertising and marketing efforts are focused on ensuring that our services are identified, communicated and marketed in a clear, efficient and consistent manner, not only on a local level, but also on a global scale. We are committed to maintaining and enhancing our MasterCard brand reputation and image. Our “Priceless” campaign has run in 105 countries and 48 languages and we continue to invest significantly in this campaign. In addition, we undertake programs from time to time to focus our marketing efforts in order to build brand recognition, to promote brand acceptance and enhance the development of our

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programs and services in certain markets. MasterCard also has corporate sponsorships and conducts promotions to generate usage of cards carrying our brands. Our sponsorships include the World Cup, UEFA Champions League, certain National Football League teams, Major League Baseball, the Professional Golf Association and Universal Studios.
Depreciation and Amortization
     Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased $2 million and $6 million in the three and six months ending June 30, 2005, respectively, versus the comparable period in 2004. This decrease was primarily related to the maturity of certain capital leases and certain assets becoming fully depreciated.
Income Taxes
     The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 was 35.8% and 35.6%, respectively, compared to 27.1% and 31.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004, respectively. The rate in 2004 was lower than 2005 primarily due to the settlement and reassessment of various tax audit matters, the filing and recognition of refund claims and revaluation of the Company’s deferred state tax assets due to a higher effective state tax rate.
Liquidity
     At June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, we had $1.2 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively, of cash, cash equivalents and available-for-sale securities with which to manage operations. We believe our ability to generate cash to reinvest in our business is one of our fundamental financial strengths. We need capital resources and liquidity to fund our global development, to provide for credit and settlement risk, to finance capital expenditures, future acquisitions, to service the payments of principal and interest on our outstanding debt and the settlement of the U.S. merchant lawsuit. We expect that the cash generated from operations and our borrowing capacity will be sufficient to meet our operating, working capital and capital needs in 2005 and thereafter. In addition, we believe that our resources are sufficient to fund our initiatives to accelerate our profitable growth and to enhance the global position of MasterCard in 2005 and beyond. However, our liquidity could be negatively impacted by the outcome of any of the legal or regulatory proceedings to which we are a party. See “Legal, Regulatory and Other Industry Risks.”
                         
    Six Months   Dollar Change
    Ended June 30,   Increase
    2005   2004   2005 vs. 2004
    (in millions)
Cash flow data:
                       
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 197     $ 145     $ 52  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    13       (76 )     89  
                 
    June 30, 2005   December 31, 2004
    (in millions, except ratio)
Balance sheet data:
               
Current assets
  $ 2,039     $ 1,903  
Current liabilities
    1,222       1,301  
Long-term liabilities
    993       984  
Stockholders’ equity
    1,129       975  
Working capital ratio
    1.67       1.46  
     Net cash provided by operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 was $197 million and $145 million, respectively. The increase in cash from operations was principally due to the increase in net income offset by an increase in accounts receivable in 2005 as compared to 2004, as well as the timing of payment of accounts payable versus the prior period. We believe that the liabilities related to the U.S. merchant lawsuit settlement and other legal settlements discussed in Note 8 to the Consolidated

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Financial Statements herein will be funded through existing cash and cash equivalents, investments and cash generated from operations. The source of cash from investing activities in the six months ended June 30, 2005 was primarily due to the sale or maturity of available-for-sale securities compared to the same period last year. In addition, in the six months ended June 30, 2004, the acquisition of businesses was a use of cash from investing activities.
     In addition to our liquid investments, on June 17, 2005, the Company entered into a committed unsecured $2.25 billion revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with certain financial institutions. The Credit Facility, which expires on June 16, 2006, replaced MasterCard Incorporated’s prior $1.95 billion credit facility which expired on June 17, 2005. Borrowings under the facility are available to provide liquidity in the event of one or more settlement failures by MasterCard International members and, subject to a limit of $300 million, for general corporate purposes. Interest on borrowings under the Credit Facility is charged at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 28 basis points or an alternative base rate. An additional 10 basis points would be applied if the aggregate borrowings under the Credit Facility exceed 33% of the commitments. MasterCard agreed to pay a facility fee which varies based on MasterCard’s credit rating and is currently equal to 7 basis points on the total commitment. MasterCard was in compliance with the Credit Facility covenants as of June 30, 2005. There were no borrowings under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2005. The majority of Credit Facility lenders are members or affiliates of members of MasterCard International.
Legal, Regulatory and Other Risks
     Our business has many risks, most significantly the legal and regulatory environment in which we operate. Reference should be made to the Company’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a complete discussion of these risk factors under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1 — Business. In addition, the following risks, among others, can also have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition:
  Legal and Regulatory Proceedings — MasterCard is a party to several legal and regulatory proceedings, as discussed in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements herein, which could have a material adverse impact on our business. In addition, we have been named in a lawsuit and may be subject to lawsuits in connection with data security breaches involving payment cards carrying our brands. Privacy and data use and security are also issues of interest to regulators and legislators. Future legal and regulatory proceedings or legislation related to breaches of cardholder data could negatively impact our results of operations. These risks have increased in recent years, although we are proactively seeking to address them.
  Competition and Consolidation of Our Customers — We are, and will continue to be, significantly dependent on our relationships with our issuers, acquirers and merchants. Most of our relationships with our customers are not exclusive and may be terminated at the convenience of our customers. In addition, the consolidation and globalization of our customers has provided more intense competition and greater demand for rebates, incentives and reduced pricing for our services. The consolidation or merger of one or more of our customers with financial institutions aligned with our competitors could have a material adverse impact on our revenues.
  Economic — Our business is dependent on certain world economies and consumer behaviors. In the past, our revenues have been impacted by specific events such as the war in Iraq, the SARS outbreak, and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Consumer behavior can be impacted by a number of factors, including confidence in the MasterCard brand.

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Future Obligations
     The following table summarizes, as of June 30, 2005, our obligations that are expected to impact liquidity and cash flow in future periods. We believe we will be able to fund these obligations through cash generated from operations and our existing cash balances.
                                         
    Payments Due by Period
            Remaining   2006 and   2008 and    
    Total   of 2005   2007   2009   Thereafter
    (In millions)
Capital leases (a)
  $ 60     $ 5     $ 9     $ 4     $ 42  
Operating leases (b)
    109       23       55       29       2  
Sponsorship, licensing & other (c)
    546       199       275       65       7  
U.S. merchant lawsuit and other legal settlements (d)
    814       114       200       200       300  
Debt (e)
    248       3       11       234        
 
                                       
Total
  $ 1,777     $ 344     $ 550     $ 532     $ 351  
 
                                       
 
(a)   Most capital leases relate to certain property, plant and equipment used in our business. Our largest capital lease relates to our Kansas City, Missouri co-processing facility.
 
(b)   We enter into operating leases in the normal course of business, including the lease on our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Substantially all lease agreements have fixed payment terms based on the passage of time. Some lease agreements provide us with the option to renew the lease or purchase the leased property. Our future operating lease obligations would change if we exercised these renewal options and if we entered into additional lease agreements.
 
(c)   Amounts primarily relate to sponsorships with certain organizations to promote the MasterCard brand. The amounts included are fixed and non-cancelable. In addition, these amounts include purchase obligations. Obligations which result from performance based agreements with our members and merchants have been excluded from the table due to their contingent nature.
 
(d)   Amounts due in accordance with legal settlements entered into during 2003 and 2004, including the Settlement Agreement in the U.S. merchant lawsuit.
 
(e)   Debt primarily represents principal and interest owed on our subordinated notes due June 2008 and the principal owed on our Series A Senior Secured Notes due September 2009. We also have various credit facilities for which there were no outstanding balances at June 30, 2005 that, among other things, would provide liquidity in the event of settlement failures by our members. Our debt obligations would change if one or more of our customers failed to settle and we borrowed under these credit facilities to settle on our members’ behalf or for other reasons.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
     MasterCard has limited exposure to market risk or the potential for economic losses on market risk sensitive instruments arising from adverse changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and equity price risk. Management establishes and oversees the implementation of policies, which have been approved by the Board of Directors, governing our funding, investments, and use of derivative financial instruments. We monitor aggregate risk exposures on an ongoing basis. There have been no material changes in our market risk exposures at June 30, 2005 as compared to December 31, 2004.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
     MasterCard Incorporated’s management, including the President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that MasterCard Incorporated had effective disclosure controls and procedures for (i) recording, processing, summarizing and reporting information that is required to be disclosed in its reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) ensuring that information required to be disclosed in such reports is accumulated and communicated to MasterCard Incorporated’s management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
     In connection with the evaluation by the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter, no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was identified that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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[PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LETTERHEAD]
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
of MasterCard Incorporated:
We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of MasterCard Incorporated and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of operations and consolidated condensed statements of comprehensive income for each of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income (loss), of changes in stockholders’/members’ equity, and of cash flows for the year then ended, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004; and in our report dated March 1, 2005, we expressed unqualified opinions thereon. Our report contained an explanatory paragraph for a change in accounting principle and the adoption of an accounting standard, as stated in the paragraph below. The consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting referred to above are not presented herein. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
The Company changed its method for calculating the market-related value of pension plan assets used in determining the expected return on the assets component of annual pension cost in 2003 and the Company adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”, which resulted in the consolidation of a special purpose entity in 2003.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
August 4, 2005

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MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
FORM 10-Q
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     Refer to Notes 8 and 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     The annual meeting of stockholders of MasterCard Incorporated was held on May 9, 2005. A total of 75,057,002 shares of common stock were represented by proxy at the meeting. The items on the agenda for the annual meeting were the election of directors, approval of the MasterCard International Incorporated Senior Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Plan and approval of the MasterCard International Incorporated Senior Executive Incentive Plan.
     Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
     The names of the nominees elected as directors and the number of votes for or withheld for each nominee is listed below:
                 
Director   For     Withheld  
 
William F. Aldinger
    67,401,002       2,921,476  
Silvio Barzi
    70,311,884       10,594  
Donald L. Boudreau
    70,158,450       164,028  
Augusto M. Escalante
    70,158,450       164,028  
Richard D. Fairbank
    70,169,176       153,302  
Baldomero Falcones Jaquotot
    70,158,450       164,028  
Bernd M. Fieseler
    70,169,176       153,302  
Iwao Iijima
    70,158,450       164,028  
Michel Lucas
    70,158,450       164,028  
Norman C. McLuskie
    69,979,867       342,611  
Siddharth N. Mehta
    70,158,450       164,028  
Robert W. Pearce
    70,158,450       164,028  
Michael T. Pratt
    70,158,450       164,028  
Robert W. Selander
    70,172,957       149,521  
Dato’ Tan Teong Hean
    70,158,450       164,028  
Jac Verhaegen
    70,158,450       164,028  
Lance L. Weaver
    70,158,450       164,028  
Robert B. Willumstad
    70,169,176       153,302  

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There were no abstentions or broker non-votes.
Proposal 2 — Approval of the MasterCard International Incorporated Senior Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Plan.
Proposal 2 received 71,254,760 votes “for,” 426,152 votes “against” and 3,376,090 abstentions and was adopted by the stockholders. There were no broker non-votes.
Proposal 3 – Approval of the MasterCard International Incorporated Senior Executive Incentive Plan.
Proposal 3 received 68,660,078 votes “for,” 3,008,866 votes “against” and 3,388,058 abstentions and was adopted by the stockholders. There were no broker non-votes.
Item 6. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: August 4, 2005   MASTERCARD INCORPORATED
     
                         (Registrant)
 
       
Date: August 4, 2005
  By:   /s/ ROBERT W. SELANDER
 
       
 
      Robert W. Selander
 
      President and Chief Executive Officer
 
      (Principal Executive Officer)
 
       
Date: August 4, 2005
  By:   /s/ CHRIS A. MCWILTON
 
       
 
      Chris A. McWilton
 
      Chief Financial Officer
 
      (Principal Financial Officer)
 
       
Date: August 4, 2005
  By:   /s/ TARA MAGUIRE
 
       
 
      Tara Maguire
 
      Assistant Controller
 
      (Acting Principal Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit    
Number   Exhibit Description
3.1(a)
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MasterCard Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 28, 2002 and filed July 12, 2002 (No. 333-67544)).
 
   
3.1(b)
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of MasterCard Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 2, 2005 (No. 333-67544)).
 
   
3.2(a)
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of MasterCard International Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2(a) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 14, 2002 (No. 333-67544)).
 
   
3.2(b)
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of MasterCard International Incorporated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2(b) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed August 14, 2002 (No. 333-67544)).
 
   
10.1
  $2,250,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2005, among MasterCard Incorporated, MasterCard International Incorporated, the several lenders, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as sole lead arranger and sole book manager, Citibank, N.A. , as co-administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as co-administrative agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., as co-arranger.
 
   
10.2
  MasterCard International Incorporated Senior Executive Annual Incentive Compensation Plan, effective January 1, 2005.
 
   
10.3
  MasterCard International Incorporated Senior Executive Incentive Plan, effective January 1, 2005.
 
   
31.1
  Certification of Robert W. Selander, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2
  Certification of Chris A. McWilton, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.1
  Certification of Robert W. Selander, President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.2
  Certification of Chris A. McWilton, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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